Assistant Director For Accommodations - Student Disability Services - UTK

The Assistant Director for Accommodations is responsible for the management and oversight of the delivery of accommodations coordination services to individuals with disabilities by engaging students with disabilities in an interactive process to develop accommodation plans, provide support for a caseload of students, and refer students to appropriate campus resources and provide education and training to campus and community partners.

Administrative:

• Assist the Director in providing strategic leadership of Student Disability Services (SDS) and function as the senior leader in management in the Director’s and Associate Director's absence
• Work closely with SDS leadership to develop department strategic plans, goals, and initiatives and formulate, interpret, and enforce department and university policies
• Review documentation and engage in interactive process with students to determine reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and other relevant laws and professional standards

Personnel Management:

• Train, supervise and support Access Coordinators and graduate interns
• Conduct performance reviews for direct reports and work with leadership to develop meaningful professional development opportunities for staff
• Recommend appropriate appointments to the Director to ensure organizational effectiveness

Outreach:

• Develop and deliver trainings to the university community
• Represent office at various campus events
• Attend occasional weekend and evening events
• Collaborate with departments and community to promote disability-inclusive diversity
• Communicate with prospective students, parents, faculty, and staff regarding SDS services
• Serve as subject expert to faculty, staff and patrons on disability-related accommodations and accessibility
• Represent the Director on committees and working groups as needed.

Assessment and Compliance:

• Assist SDS leadership with the coordination of assessment initiatives and reporting
• Stay abreast of Office for Civil Rights case files and review current practices for effectiveness of accommodations and compliance
• Contribute to the development of departmental policies and procedures based on best practices.

Fiscal Management:

• Assist SDS leadership in developing and monitoring annual department expenditure budgets
• Ensure that supervised areas are following proper fiscal policies and procedures for the expenditure of funds and do not exceed budgeted funds.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree
• Experience: 3 years of experience working with students with disabilities in a higher education setting. Experience evaluating documentation
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Strong leadership, supervisory, organization, communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; Ability to exercise sound judgment and display a professional demeanor; Strong knowledge of section 504 if the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508 o